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October 22, 2021

HC asks Zee to call EGM, gives time to contest outcome

The Bombay High Court (HC) on Thursday asked the board of Zee Entertainment Enterprises (ZEEL) to hold an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) of shareholders as requested by its largest shareholder, Invesco.

2 mins

Amazon Moves SC Against Future Shareholders' Meet

Amazon has sought the top court's direction to set aside the NCLT order that allowed Future Group firms to hold EGMs for Reliance Retail deal

1 min

Paytm May Skip Pre-iPO Round To Fast-Track Listing

Fintech giant Paytm, which is headed for an initial public offering (IPO) at a valuation of $20-22 billion, is considering not going ahead with a pre IPO share sale so as to fast-track the company's market debut timeline, multiple sources told Business Standard.

1 min

Vaxmakers meet WTO D-G, flag excess capacity

In a meeting with World Trade Organization (WTO) DirectorGeneral Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the country's top vaccine manufacturers on Thursday raised concerns regarding excess capacity of Covid-19 jabs created during the pandemic.

1 min

Gati Shakti okayed, top govt panel to monitor progress

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Thursday approved Gati Shakti, or the national master plan for multimodal connectivity, which includes the institutional framework as well as the implementation.

1 min

You Cannot Block Roads: SC; Farmers Remove Blockade

The Supreme Court on Thursday said farmers protesting at Delhi borders against the three farms laws have the right to agitate, but they cannot block roads indefinitely even as the farmer unions and government embroiled themselves in a blame game.

1 min

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